Shirt



(No Model.)

W. B. BROKMV.`

SHIRT.

Patented Apr. 19, 1887.

INVENTOR WITNBSSBS ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATESr PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM B. BROKAV,` OF NEWBURG, NEV YORK.

SHIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,485. dated April 19, 1887.

l Appnee'eiernlea December 14,1886. serialno. 221,506. (No nieder) To f/.ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. BRoKAw, of Newburg, in the county of Orange and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Shirt, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to shirts, and has for its object to provide an improvement in the mode of uniting the bosom portions of such shirts over the breast of the wearer, whereby the fastenings may be readily and quickly detached from the bosom, thereby permitting the shirt to be washed, free of any obstructions.

lhe invention consists in the construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a front elevation of the shirt with the bosom closed, and Fig. 2 a front elevation illustrating the bosom partially opened. Fig. 3 is a section through line :v x of Fig. l, and Fig. 4t a similar section illustrating the tie as carried through the liap as well as the bosom portions. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the fastening employed.

In carrying out my invention, A represents a shirt, the bosom of which is divided centrally and vertically in the usual manner, forming the portions c and I). In each of the said bosom portions a and b holes B are cnt,

- which :may commence under the collar at the throat, if desired, the said holes being'cut a given distance from t-he edge of each bosom portion in the same horizontal plane. As shown in Fig. 2, these slits are enlarged at their inner ends, (which are adjacent to the edges of parts a b.) Y The said enlargements receive the body of the bosom-fastening cords, hereinafter described, while the outer portions of said slits close together behind the cords, as shown.

I now provide a cord, D, of silk or other suitable material, which may be either single or double, woven, twisted, or platted, having the ends enlarged preferably in the shape of a platted Chinese or Pajama knot, D', as

shown. The enlargement may, however, be attached to the cord, and not made integral therewith, without departing from the spirit of my invention. The fastenings constructed as above are entered from one under side through the bottom hole in one bosom portion, a or b, and then up through the equivalent holein the opposite bosom portion, and so on until the bosom is fastened to the throat.

The upper portions of the bosom portions a and b may be provided with a cord, d, adapted to be tied in a suitable knot, a, and the upper hole and fastening be dispensed with; or the cord may be attached and the fastening also employed, if desired.

In all cases I attach a fiap, C, to the under side of the bosom portion b, so that it may extend across and cover the opening in the bosom, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The construction and arrangement which I prefer and propose to employ is that illustrated in Fig. 4, the liap C having button-holes coinciding in location and horizontal arrangement with those in the parts a b, and the cord D passing through and spanning the space between them. In this manner the flap C is prevented from wrinkling, folding, or becoming displaced. In other words, it is held securely in place without re-v quiring the employment of any supplementary fastening device.

In uniting the bosom portions a and b the enlarged ends of the cords D may be worn inside, unexposed, the cord only appearing to view.

It will be seen that by my invention a shirt may be readily and neatly fastened, and that in the event the shirt is to be washed the fastenings may be quickly removed. Thus when the shirt is returned from the laundry no buttons are missing or the color faded from the lacings, as is found in ordinary shirts. 'Ihe fastenings, which constitute, also, a trimming, may thus be preserved neat and bright for a long time.

In further definition of the scope of my invention, Iwill state thatacord having knotted ends has been used in connection with metal- IOO that such shirt-besoins have been secured by a lacing-cord passing, in ball-stick fashion, through eyelets or circular openings in their respective opposite edges.

,Vhat I claim is#- 1. As the improvement hereinbefore set forth, the vertically-divided shirt-bosom having in each of its opposite edges aseries of button-holes or horizontal slits, B, having enlargements at their inner ends, those on one side of said bosom being in alignment with those opposite, and the series of separate or independent fastenings consisting of short cords D, having enlarged knotted ends, which are of a size that permits them to be inserted through said button-holes, but prevents their accidental withdrawal therefrom, all combined as shown and described.

2. The combination of the following parts:

the shirt-bosom, divided vertically and having zo XVILLTAM B. BROKAW'.

Vi tn esscs:

J. F. ACKER, Jr., E. M. CLARK. 

